jamie: there are massive defense cuts looming and the pentagon's warning hundreds of thousands of defense workers if sequestration is not solved in weeks there could be furrows and pay cuts that could take eeect in april. this is the on heels of defense contractor, general dynamics talking about $2 billion in losses that could lead to more job cuts in the defense industry. national security correspondent jennifer griffin joining me live from the pentagon. jennifer, this could be very bad news for those workers. >> reporter: absolutely. remember for months, defense secretary panetta's guidance for the services we are not planning for sequestration. the poison pill cuts seemed ludicrous at the pentagon. the deep across-the-board cuts seem inevitable. the looming deadline is march 1st, as you mentioned. on friday, deputy defense secretary ash carter warned hundreds of thousands of pentagon and sillian employees we will face furloughs and reduced pay cuts if nothing is done to stop sequestration. that could affect the 800,000 furloughed employees. they with lose one day of work per week throu